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Five lakes

21.0km·858m+
July 12, 08:00 AM
Crno Jezero, Žabljak,
Montenegro
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Five lakes — Race Profile

Distance
21.0km
Gain
858m+
FlatKM
31.0
Max
1853m
Min
1418m

About Five lakes

Five lakes is a 21.0km trail race of Durmitor Trail 2026 in Crno Jezero, Žabljak, Montenegro. The race starts on July 12, 2026 at 08:00 AM. It starts in Crno Jezero, Žabljak.

Course

The course climbs 858m+. With 41m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 33% downhill and 26% flat. The longest climb runs 2.3km at an average 12.7% grade (288m of vertical). The longest descent runs 1.8km at 13.5% (249m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 17.8% over 1.4km. The steepest descent drops at 21.2% over 0.5km. Surface: 88% trail and 6% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 31.0 FlatKM.

Summits

The course also passes close to Ražana glava (1862m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here — only about 1.4km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 12 of 100): a few descents worth noticing, none that decides the result.

  • Control on the marked descents until km 10, target pace until km 17, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
  • 14.2–17.8 km · 382 m D−, -10.6% · 15% of the race ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 11°C to 21°C, around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 35%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 4% of days around this date.

Results

416 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Miloš Rajičević (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 1:51:15. Women's winner: Mina Kosanovic (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 2:10:19.

This page has the full results and splits, interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for Five lakes.

Other distances of Durmitor Trail 202665km (65.0km)·Ten Lakes (42.0km)·Three Lakes (10.0km)

Other editions of Five lakes

Official websitewww.durmitortrail.run

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